◄ H2421 ►
חיה
Transliteration
chayah;
Pronunciation
khaw-yaw'
Parts of Speech
v
Root Word (Etymology)
a primitive root [compare 2331]
Dictionary Aids
TWOT Reference: 644
KJV Translation Count — 262x
The KJV translates Strongs H1 in the following manner: live (153), alive (34), save (13), quicken (14), revive (12), surely (10), life (9), recover (8), misc (9)
Outline of Biblical Usage
1. to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
a. (Qal)
1. to live
a. to have life
b. to continue in life, remain alive
c. to sustain life, to live on or upon
d. to live (prosperously)
2. to revive, be quickened
a. from sickness
b. from discouragement
c. from faintness
d. from death
b. (Piel)
1. to preserve alive, let live
2. to give life
3. to quicken, revive, refresh
a. to restore to life
b. to cause to grow
c. to restore
d. to revive
c. (Hiphil)
1. to preserve alive, let live
2. to quicken, revive
a. to restore (to health)
b. to revive
c. to restore to life
Strong's Definitions
chayah, khaw-yaw'; a primitive root (compare 2331, 2421); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive: — keep (leave, make) alive, X certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (X God) save (alive, life, lives), X surely, be whole.
Concordance Results Using KJV
And Adam H2421d an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
And Seth H2421d after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Enos H2421d after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Cainan H2421d after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
And Mahalaleel H2421d after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: